Socioeconomic structure and dietary habits in the nutritional status of students in southern Peru

• Autores: Lipa Tudela, Luzbeth, Geldrech Sanchez, Patricia, Quilca Soto, Yessica, Mamani-Coaquira, Humberto, Huanca-Arohuanca, Jesús Wiliam
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2021
• Institución: Universidad de Huánuco
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad de Huánuco
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs2.localhost:article/40
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.udh.edu.pe/index.php/udh/article/view/361e
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: educación; hábitos alimentarios; estudiantes; economía; estado nutricional; educação; hábitos alimentares; estudantes; economia; eating habits; students; economy; nutritional status

Objective. To determine the relationship between socioeconomic level and eating habits with the nutritional status of students in southern Peru. Methods. It was a cross-sectional-descriptive-analytical study. The population consisted of 1109 adolescents, with a sample of 286 secondary school students. The collection of information was carried out under the tutelage of anthropometry and survey according to the socioeconomic level of basic needs and eating habits. Results. The results revealed that the nutritional status, according to the total body mass index (BMI) was 77.27 %, with a normal nutritional status of 15.73 % overweight, 4.55 % obese, 1.75 % at risk of becoming thin and 0.70 % thin; on the other hand, the average socioeconomic level was 71.73 %, the upper low was 23.78 %, the lower low was 0.35 % and finally it was observed that the eating habit of the students was 1.40 % for the category "very good", 72.38 % in "good", 4.20 % in "fair", 17.13 % in "bad" and 4.90 % as "very bad". Conclusions. It is concluded that there is no relationship between socioeconomic level and nutritional status, but there is a relationship between eating habits and nutritional status of students from the Southern Andes region of Peru.